walk2:30:00 [1] 13.41 km (11:11 / km) +319m10:00 / km
Another hike at Pt Reyes. Much larger crowd this time, which was fun and offered lots of varied conversations. It also meant we moved at a faster pace and covered much more distance. Another perfect day with sunny skies and calm seas. Great day.
orienteer1:20:00 6.06 km (13:13 / km) +276m10:46 / km
Mike made an O map of Tomales Bay state park before we left. We went for a short outing there today. (map later). This was basically one big hill covered with thick green vegetation. As Mike said, we now know why BAOC hasn't mapped this area.
We ran into a problem right at the start: it was high tide, and we couldn't cross the beach. So we had to bushwhack through some thick stuff, which was an "adventure". The rest of the outing was fun. I tried to find a few point features off trail and just read the contours. Met Mike near the top, and we came back down together. And this time, two areas of the trail were under water. So, even more bushwhacking. But it was beautiful day and it was cool to be orienteering in such a different terrain.
1 PM
walk15:00 [1] 1.38 km (10:50 / km) +75m8:32 / km
walk30:00 [1] 4.84 km (6:12 / km) +82m5:43 / km
A Jones Hike in Point Reyes National Seashore. Bernadette, Jay, Patrick, Laurie, Denis, Mike and I went for a leisurely stroll in the beautiful park. Denis decided to bushwhack us up the hill for a gorgeous view. Then we sat for an hour enjoying the view. Then I ran down the hill while they hiked down. We met Mike on the beach and finally made our way back to the cars. We were out over 3 hours, but I'm only counting our moving time. The scenery and company were wonderful; I was just frustrated by the pace.
Packing again. We rarely travel at Christmas, but my brother from London will be in San Fran area (where one brother and 2 sisters already live) so we decided to join them. I have no vacation time left (we have use-it-or-lose-it policy on an annual basis) so we're only going Thursday thru Sunday.
orienteer1:00:00 [2] 4.85 km (12:23 / km) +75m11:30 / km
Night O at Clinton, a re-run of the score O course from last winter. I was a bit distracted in the beginning, but then I settled down mentally. Took it pretty slow, but had fun on this warm night.
Back to the home gym. I pulled up an advanced step aerobics video on YouTube. It was an hour video, but I could only make it 30 minutes; I'm out of practice.
Dad has to spend another day in the hospital, since his prostate is still enlarged and he needs a catheter. They hope the prostate meds start to work soon.
This morning I did get up early enough to use the hotel gym. Unfortunately, I arrived at the hospital too late to prevent my dad from refusing his meds and throwing a pudding cup across the room. Physically, he's getting better, and should be released from the hospital tomorrow. Mentally, it's going to be a long haul...
I flew home this afternoon, because my sister Susan was flying out from San Francisco to help for a few days.